Who | Justin Dziadyk
Where | Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Current Bar | True Wild Distilling
Past Bar(s) | Business & Pleasure, Klein / Harris
Favourite Spirit | All things agave
Favourite Juice | Calamansi
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Sazerac
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Daiquiri
Favourite Part of the Job | Hospitality and education, love explaining what we’re doing and why we’re doing it
Favourite After Work Drink | Scotch & Soda
Favourite bar in the world | I don’t get out much but when I do Shelter’s cocktails impress me the most
Best known for | I think my career is still too young to tell
Favourite “at work” memory | Watching the team grow professionally
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Probably espresso martinis haha
Favourite thing about your city | The passion and community behind the younger generation of bartenders
What was the last photo that you took? A miniature cutting board with a tiny lemon twist
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? India
Any claims to fame? I distilled a small batch gin with Last Best Distilling as a result of a cocktail comp. Won Takes Two to Altos team cocktail competition Calgary Regionals. Last Best Distilling Annual Cocktail Competition Winner 2023. Sotol La Higuera Inaugural Cocktail Competition Winner 2023. Campari Annual Negroni Cocktail Competition Winner 2024. Cointreau 2025 Margarita Challenge 3rd Place LATAM-Canada Regionals.
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Digestivo
Sparkling or Flat? Flat
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Penicillin
Sherry or Vermouth? Vermouth
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
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